Journey to the Safest Place on Earth

Journey to the Safest Place on Earth

Release date : October 10, 2013
Runtime : 1h 40m
Countries of origin : Switzerland /
Original Language : German / English / French /
Director : Edgar Hagen /
Writers : Edgar Hagen /
Production companies : Mira Film Gmbh / SRF /
October 10, 2013 1h 40m Switzerland Documentary German More
6.5
User Score

Overview

Over 350,000 tons of highly radioactive waste and spent fuel rods are in temporary storage on site at nuclear power complexes and at intermediate storage sites all over the world. More than 10,000 additional tons join them every year. It is the most dangerous waste man has ever produced. Waste that requires storage in a safe final repository for hundreds of thousands of years. Out of reach of humanity and other living creatures. The question is, where? Together with Swiss-British nuclear physicist Charles McCombie, who has been searching for a safe final storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste for thirty-five years, director Edgar Hagen investigates the limitations and contradictions involved in this project of global significance. Supporters and opponents of nuclear energy struggle for solutions whilst dogmatic worldviews are assailed by doubt
More »

Top Billed Cast

More

Images

View All Images

Recommendations

More
Tito on Ice
Documentary
Star
Romance Drama
6 Bridges to Cross
Crime Drama Thriller
Hello
Crime Thriller
The Glass Web
Crime Drama Thriller
Durango Kids
Fantasy Western Science Fiction Family
Live to Delete
Crime Thriller
  • title:Journey to the Safest Place on Earth
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2013
  • Runtime:1h 40m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: Switzerland ·
  • Original Language: German · English · French ·
  • Director: Edgar Hagen /
  • Writers: Edgar Hagen ·
  • Production companies: Mira Film Gmbh · SRF ·
  • Overview:Over 350,000 tons of highly radioactive waste and spent fuel rods are in temporary storage on site at nuclear power complexes and at intermediate storage sites all over the world. More than 10,000 additional tons join them every year. It is the most dangerous waste man has ever produced. Waste that requires storage in a safe final repository for hundreds of thousands of years. Out of reach of humanity and other living creatures. The question is, where? Together with Swiss-British nuclear physicist Charles McCombie, who has been searching for a safe final storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste for thirty-five years, director Edgar Hagen investigates the limitations and contradictions involved in this project of global significance. Supporters and opponents of nuclear energy struggle for solutions whilst dogmatic worldviews are assailed by doubt
Search history
delete
Popular search